Kingston Philosophy Café

Radical Philosophy is a UK-based journal of socialist and feminist philosophy, the first issue of which appeared in January 1972. It was founded in response to the widely felt discontent with the sterility of academic philosophy at the time (in Britain, completely dominated by the narrowest sort of “ordinary language” philosophy), with the purpose of providing a forum for the theoretical work which was emerging in the wake of the radical movements of the 1960s, in philosophy and other fields.

Good places to start tracking people and subjects down

A bit daunting, but has in-depth peer-reviewed articles on philosophical topics. It's encyclopedic!

Another peer-reviewed encyclopedia, with a slightly different purpose to SEOP. The IEP articles are written by experts but not for experts in analogy to the way the Scientific American magazine is written by scientific experts but not primarily for scientific experts.

Trusty(?) Wikipedia. It can be variable in quality, but they have been running projects to make their philosophy articles more consistent.

36,897 philosophical papers (and counting!) covering 5,409 topics, with free access. There are advanced search facilities (the triangle next to the search box), to help you find that obscure work where you feel you really must read the original. Or you can just browse.

Hundreds of brilliant podcasts of top philosophers interviewed by Nigel Warburton on bite-sized topics, e.g Simon Blackburn on Plato's Cave; Mary Warnock on Philosophy in Public Life; Stephen Law on The Problem of Evil; John Cottingham on The Meaning of Life; Miranda Fricker on Epistemic Injustice; Barry Smith on Wine; Alain de Botton on The Aesthetics of Architecture; Anne Phillips on Multiculturalism; Edward Craig on What is Philosophy?; Roger Crisp on Mill's Utilitarianism...

"Small thoughts about big things; big thoughts about small things; expansive ideas in few words; seeds of thought, scatttered to either take root or not. Welcome the home for a variety of microphilosophical projects by the writer Julian Baggini" including videos, podcasts (for example an interview with Peter Singer).

You can listen to BBC Radio 4’s “In Our Time” discussions on many philosophical topics.

Local courses on philosophy, in addition to those at RHACC (see link on our Home page).

...including several philosophy courses. Central London (nr Holborn, Russell Square), 42 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AQ

From the meaning of life to moral dilemmas: explore the big questions that philosophers and thinkers have been pondering for centuries. Our part-time, evening and weekend courses cover a vast range of subjects including politics, art and ethics. Or you can delve into the history and philosophy of mathematics, discovering how it has shaped our scientific understanding from the early Greek innovators to the present day.

Not really local, but delivered to your device. OU courses on various ideas and philosophers.

Philosophy articles, bookstore, events, and discussion board

Publised by the Royal Institute of Philosophy three times each year, Think is edited by Stephen Law. "The central aim of Think is to provide to a very wide audience – including schools, colleges and the general public – highly accessible and engaging writing by philosophers pre-eminent in their fields. Think also aims to undermine the popular impression that philosophy is pointless and wholly detached from everyday life."

Thought- and discussion- provoking events, local and national

"A charity dedicated to the advancement of philosophy in all its branches through the organisation and promotion of teaching, discussion and research of all things philosophical. The Institute is not committed to any particular philosophical school or method or, of course, any ideology." Runs lecture series in London.

PFA is a London-based association open to everyone interested in philosophy, offering lectures, debates, workshops and philosophical walks, including Saturday afternoon debates at Mary Ward Centre, 42 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AQ (recommended by some KPC participants).

West London Philosophy organises ten philosophy events per year (monthly except in July and August) that are open for anyone to attend. Five of our events are held on Saturday afternoons and five on weekday evenings – usually on a Tuesday or Thursday. – Saturday events run from 2-5pm. They are presented by guest professional philosophers, and there is an attendance charge of £10. – Evening events run from 8-9.30pm. They are presented by one or more of our regular attendees, and there is an attendance charge of £3. All events are held in the upstairs meeting room at The Adelaide Public House, Park Road, Teddington (close to Teddington railway station, with plenty of free car parking in the adjacent roads).

The South London Philosophy Circle has met at various venues around Battersea for over 20 years, our current Venue is The Drafthouse – Westbridge. We generally meet at 12:30pm on the 1st Sunday of the month however, public holidays, speaker availability, etc may occasionally affect the date so please check this site regularly for up-to-date event details.

For those of us who live our lives in the real world, there is one branch of philosophy created just for us: Stoicism.

"The School of Life is designed to help you live a calmer, wiser, more fulfilled life." Worth checking out some of their events if you're interested in philosophy as a guide to life. Very commercial.